STEVENS POINT, Wis. – UW-Stevens Point men's hockey coach
Tyler Krueger has set the schedule for his team's 2023-24 season. The Pointers will skate at home 13 times during the regular season, including the first and last scheduled games.
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The home and season opener will see in-state rival St. Norbert come to K.B. Willett Arena on Oct. 31 for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop. Following the Tuesday night home opener, the Pointers travel to Minnesota for two non-conference games.
The longest homestand of the year begins on Nov. 10 with Saint Mary's in town. The next night sees St. Olaf visit K.B. Willett Arena. The Pointers then open league play on Nov. 14 with UW-Eau Claire making the midweek trip to Stevens Point.
UWSP finishes the calendar year with a stretch of six more league games that include Northland (Nov. 18), UW-River Falls (Dec. 1) and UW-Eau Claire (Dec. 9) as visiting teams at K.B. Willett Arena.
The Pointers begin 2024 with two games in Minnesota at Hamline (Jan. 5) and Augsburg (Jan. 6). The first home games of 2024 feature non-conference foes Concordia (Minn.) and Saint John's on Jan. 12 and 13, respectively.
Two games at UW-River Falls and a midweek visit to St. Norbert precede a weekend visit by UW-Stout on Jan. 26 and 27. The final two road games are a trip to Northland before wrapping the regular season at home with a pair of games against UW-Superior on Feb. 9 and 10.
The WIAC Tournament culminates following the regular season with the winner of the Commissioner's Cup on March 2 receiving the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Last season, UWSP went 20-6-4 and reached the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. The Pointers won the opening round game against Augsburg in the second-longest Division III game ever. WIAC Co-Player of the Year
Fletcher Anderson (Thunder Bay, Ont./Sir William Churchill) returns for the Pointers along with fellow All-WIAC selections
Mick Heneghan (Niles, Ill./),
Andrew Poulias (Whitby, Ont./) and
Conor Witherspoon (Metamora, Mich./).
